Custom Shape Die-Cut Cards – Printed on 16pt Silk Laminated Cardstock
Stand out with custom die-cut cards from Clubcard Vancouver, printed on durable 16pt silk laminated card stock. Available in a range of sizes from 2.5" square to 5" x 7", with larger or more unique sizes available by custom quote. This option is perfect for well priced business cards, promotional pieces and invitations.
Enhance your cards with premium finishing touches on the smooth matte silk surface:
Embossing & Debossing for tactile elegance
Spot UV Gloss for selective shimmer and shine
Foil Stamping in a wide variety of vibrant metallic colours
These custom features add a luxurious look and feel to your die-cut card design.
Please note: This is a custom specialty print product with variable production times, depending on factors such as:
Additional custom finishes (embossing, foiling, etc.)
Die-cut complexity
Current production queue
If you have a strict timeline, contact us before ordering to confirm feasibility.
This product is not suitable for rush jobs or tight deadlines. Once an order enters production, it cannot be changed, canceled, or expedited.
Embossing and debossing create a reverse impression on the opposite side of the card.
For highly detailed die-cut shapes, we may need to revise pricing upon review—any changes will be confirmed with you before proceeding.
For high-impact, luxury die-cut cards crafted with precision and style, trust Clubcard’s over three decades of print expertise.
Please supply your die line file in Vector format. If you need help preparing your die line watch the tutorial video or select the option to have us create your die line for you.
Foil is based on an estimated foil size of around 1" x 2". Full foil coverage, or borders that go around the edge of the card require a larger die and would need to be custom quoted for the additional die size.
With the foil stamping, you can expect some slight shifting throughout the print run between the CMYK and Foil layers -- there may be up to 1/16" shift on the placement of the foil. Keep this in mind if you are trying to align foil with other printed artwork on the card. -- the areas where there is tight registration between the CMYK elements and foil elements may not turn out as expected.
Fine detail in foil stamped elements can fill in (the centre of an "e" or "a" in small type, or fine detail in an image or complex logo).
If debossed on the front side, the debossing will show though the stock and look embossed on the back side, and vice versa. This is because the 16pt stock is too thin to allow for the impression without show through.
During the die-cutting process, there will be a degree of shifting of the cut. A good design leaves a 1/8" critical margin inside the trim line to compensate for this shifting. Art that extends to the edge of the card requires a 1/8" bleed.
Any hole or interior shape that will die cut needs to be at least 1/8" in diameter. Say you were die cutting a letter U shape, the aperture in the U (the space between the two stems) must be at least 1/8" Small cut like this may not be strip away during cutting but a gentle tap will knock it out!
CMYK Process colours in the grey range and de-saturated images can shift in colour throughout the print run and may cause the greys to appear either cooler or warmer. For a neutral grey, we recommend converting all grey values and de-saturated images to true greyscale consisting of K (black) only values.
Due to the nature of club-run printing you may experience colour variation in solid fills of blue. For great blue results, we recommend a 30% difference between your Cyan and Magenta levels to ensure a nice rich dark blue, rather than purple.
For the richest of deep dark blacks in print use 50/40/40/100 as the CMYK value. If printing small black text (or knocked out text), we recommend a k only black (0/0/0/100) to avoid mis-registration issues.
The die line must fit within the size ordered; for example, if you order a 4" x 6" die cut card, your shape must fit within a 4" x 6" boundary.
Coated cards aren't ideal for writing on. If finished with a matte aqueous coating, sharpies may work if left to dry but ballpoint pens will smudge. If finished with a UV gloss coating, don't even think about it. If this is a big deal, check out our uncoated card stock options.
Die Line: Supply a file that includes a vector path outline indicating the shape and size of your die cut card. Pricing is based on simple shape, so your die line should be as simple as possible or the order may be placed on hold to quote the complex die.
Foil Stamping | Embossing | Debossing | Spot UV Gloss: Include a separate file/artboard with these elements coloured in 100% black or a custom spot colour to denote each element. Alternatively, if you would like to include these elements in the same file, place each element on a separate layer in 100% black or a custom spot colour.
Emboss/Deboss: Include a separate file/artboard with these elements coloured with Pantone Black to denote the special finishing. Alternatively, if you would like to include these elements in the same file, place these elements on a separate layer and coloured with a Pantone colour (typically Pantone Black) that denotes the Foil Stamping.
Spot Gloss: Include a separate file/artboard with these elements coloured with Pantone Black to denote the special finishing. Alternatively, if you would like to include these elements in the same file, place these elements on a separate layer and coloured with a Pantone colour (typically Pantone Black) that denotes the Foil Stamping.
Bleeds: all files must have a 1/8" bleed on each side
Live Area: keep all critical text and artwork 1/8" inside the trim
Colours: supply your files in CMYK colour (Pantone/RGB colours will be converted or rejected)
Resolution: 300 dpi minimum (400 dpi preferred)
Fonts: fonts must converted to curves/outlines (we do not accept fonts).
Transparencies: flatten all transparencies
Types Of Files We Accept: MAC & PC files from Photoshop (PSD), Illustrator (EPS or AI), CorelDraw (CDR or EPS), Adobe Acrobat PDF, TIFF or JPEG.
Offset Printed using AM Screens
16pt coated card stock, laminated with 1.5mil Silk Lamination Both Sides
Full Colour Both Sides (4/4) or Full Colour One Side (4/0), using soy-based inks
Silk Laminated with standard Matte Finish or Gloss UV coating (one or two sides) available
Spot UV available (one or two sides)
Embossing and Debossing available (one side only)
